Puttgarden

Puttgardenⓘ is a ferry harbour and a village on the German island of Fehmarn.

It lies on an important route between Germany and Denmark known as the Vogelfluglinie which crosses the 18 kilometres (11 mi) strait, the Fehmarnbelt, to Rødby on the island of Lolland.

From 1945 to 1963, the ferry route from West Germany to Denmark had run between Großenbrode and Gedser.

A train ferry terminal was built in Puttgarden in 1961-63 and at the same time Fehmarn was connected to the mainland by bridge.

Originally planned as a bridge, the solution eventually chosen was an immersed tunnel comprising both a road and a rail link.